The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-13

sOh. never mind" says the conductor,
smiling hard Kind OF smile, "she'll get
tired Of travelin' artcr while.
But she didn't seem TO get tired On
the contrary. she took 10 making regular
trims. taking along first one person and
then another, until the conductors got To
looking as grum rs bears; and even the
fircmen and iniineers scowled or lafled
every time She put ia an appearance.
One injincer used 10 let OF "a fearful
schrcech o the b'iler whenever he seed
her coming; but, arter the first scare, she
got used 10 IL and tuck no notice.
And once, when she was late, and the
conductor started the train just as she and
Lucindy Parks wasabout climbing aboard,
she threatened 10 sue the company If 10
happened agin.
They knew she'd keep ner word so they
was all obliged 10 be on their good be-
havior 10 her.
SO she kept it up all the first year or
two Her way was to get aboard with
her female companion, whoever it might
be for the time, and jest fix herself COM
Portable near the stove or az a window,
'cording as 10 was summer or winter, aud
thar sit and knit the whole journey
through.
She'd carry one woman mp, maybe, and
bring another down, aud at last il came
ont that She was maxim "A regular bust
ness of il. with folks that wanted 10 visit
the town or country, they paying Der %
half or quarter the regular fare ola what
was passed OF CA the railroad folks for 90
free trip.
The company interiered then and said
something about stopping 10 by laws but
She lowed they hadn't -tipcrlated bout
any business matters o. hcrn, and She was
keeping 10 the letter Of the agreement
Then they tried 10 buy her off, but She
She said she was satisfied as thing- was
and wanted no change. SIN, it was clear
that she was not only making money for
herself but keeping the company out
of b.
There was one injineer named Wells ON
one of the trains and b.mcby, when this
had been going on a matter ui four or
five years, Betsy Ann @imcoe noticed that
be Away fetched IBIS cap and looked 800
hor in "a soft. spoony sort g. way Hhen-
ever he seen her.
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hihh' ne Huu4 v'"'l 'i
bachelor buttons 90 her feet, and another
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sometime about his heart being "pii-
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